Debris reducing multi-fiber connector and adapter and associated methods
US8894298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3885
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic connector has a connector outer housing and a connector inner housing. The connector inner housing has a projection to interact with a latch on an adapter into which the connector is inserted. The force required to move the connector outer housing relative to the connector inner housing is less than the force to remove the connector inner housing from the latch. A groove or opening may also be formed in the connector outer housing to effectively shorten the connector outer housing and prevent interaction of the latch with the outer housing, reducing debris.
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